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Poor Turkleton. The bambina keeps getting new stuff… How about something for kitty?

Ok!

Does your favorite feline friend need a new toy? Here’s how I made this one.

Cut out three of this shape from your favorite medium-weight fabric (I used a heavier quilting cotton). I’d describe it as saying it’s a peanut shape with slightly pointy ends.

You’ll also need about six inches of rope. Knot it at both ends. (Mine was the handle from a shopping bag. Yay for repurposing!)

You’ll also need a needle and thread, some stuffing, and some catnip.

Go ahead and sew two of the peanuts together, right sides together, from top to bottom with about a 1/4″ seam allowance. Stitch the third to one of the other two, making sure to overlap the stitching at the top and bottom.

Lay the rope inside the shell with one knotted end slightly sticking out. Stitch the rope to the edge of the big end of one of the peanut shapes. Keep the stitching close to the edge, about 1/8″ away.

Stitch the final side seam, leaving an opening that’s a couple inches long.

Turn the toy right side out. Put some catnip down in the ends and stuff the whole thing.

Slip stitch the opening closed.

Give it to kitty!

I realized after finishing that this would make a great turkey drumstick toy for the bambina to play with. Just use brown felt and leave off the rope. Fun toy at Thanksgiving time!

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Tulip season is coming up! If you’re a Pacific Northwesterner, head on up to the Skagit Tulip Festival in April. But before you go, whip together this cute little hat for bambina to wear on the trip!

The body of the hat is a skull cap. (Here’s a great tutorial for that. I made my hat a little taller than what it says because using the size described in the tutorial leaves bambina’s ears uncovered.) The tulip is made of a purple circle folded in half, then accordion folded in thirds, stitched over two green leaf shapes.

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Hi, I'm Jacelyn! My bambina was born in December of 2011, and although Papa and I are trying to raise her with as little stuff as possible, my goal is to make sure that as much of that stuff is homemade as I can. Join us, won't you?

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